Digital Transformation of Logistics Business

Abstract

This article is devoted to the current trends in the creation of platforms and the formation of digital ecosystems as the next stage of their development. The subject area of the article is a digital platform for the development of logistics activities and bringing the process of organizing entrepreneurial activity to a more advanced, modern “digital” level. The purpose of the study: to substantiate that digital platforms form new algorithms for the interaction of logistics business participants and a new (or modern and digital) business model for the organization of entrepreneurial activity. The article considers a digital platform as a project, technology, product “on demand” or an integrated set of software products. The concepts of “platform”, “digital platform”, “digital ecosystem”, “digital transformation projects” and “transformational project” are revealed. The practical implementation of digital solutions in the logistics sphere is summarized, namely: projects “Electronic navigation seals”, “Robotic sorting”, “Digital assistant of the shunting dispatcher at marshalling yards”, “Technical vision”; products “Smart logistics Cargo”, “Smart Logistics Trans”, “Business Lines: Cargo Transportation” and the integrated software package TMS (Transportation Management System) and WMS (Warehouse Management System). Attention is drawn to the process of obtaining goods and services and how this familiar process with the use of information technology has been transformed into digital platforms. In conclusion, the tasks and functions of the platform are outlined, which is considered as a business model for creating, providing and preserving value for customers.